{"id":4713,"date":"2011-09-14T01:56:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T06:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=4713"},"modified":"2011-09-14T01:56:14","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T06:56:14","slug":"great-books-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/14\/great-books-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picture Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pickles, Please!: A Dilly of a Book<\/a>
\nby Andy Myer (Author, Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Alec Smart loves pickles! But no one understands why, and that makes Alec sad…<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> “It isn’t good to eat so many pickles,” said Alec’s Mom. “You’ll grow up to be a small green man who smells like vinegar.”
\n“I’ll smell PICKLICIOUS,” replied Alec.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chapter Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zitface<\/a>
\nby Emily Howse (Author)
\n202 pages<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Thirteen-year-old Olivia Hughes has always considered herself a lucky girl. She knows what she wants to do with her life–be an actress. And she’s already on her way. She just<\/p>\n

launched a national ad campaign that should get her noticed. Then her luck runs out. A little pimple turns into a full-blown case of acne…<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> Wendy switched gears. “What happened to your face?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course that question was coming, but I wasn’t going to get into it. Wendy means well, but she simply cannot keep her trap shut.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5 Great New Fall Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Animals in Fall: Preparing for Winter<\/a>
\nby Martha E. H. Rustad (Author) and Amanda Enright (Illustrator)
\nFive short chapters show how animals get ready for winter. (Do the craft and make “blubber gloves!”) Nonfiction picture book<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall Apples: Crisp and Juicy<\/a>
\nby Martha E. H. Rustad (Author) and Amanda Enright (Illustrator)
\nPick the apples and make apple crisp! (Recipe in the back.) Nonfiction picture book<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall Leaves: Colorful and Crunchy<\/a>
\nby Martha E. H. Rustad (Author) and Amanda Enright (Illustrator)
\nSee how leaves change through the seasons in three short chapters. Nonfiction picture book<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall Mixed Up<\/a>
\nby Bob Raczka (Author) and Chad Cameron (Illustrator)
\nFun rhymes and silly mix-ups! Can you find them all? Picture book<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall Pumpkins: Orange and Plump<\/a>
\nby Martha E. H. Rustad (Author) and Amanda Enright (Illustrator)
\nPlant pumpkins in the spring for pumpkins in the fall (and roast pumpkin seeds). Nonfiction picture book<\/em><\/p>\n

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Literary Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

New @pubperspectives newsletter launched, will focus on children’s publishing<\/a> (via @galleycat)<\/p>\n

LAST CALL! Looking for bloggers with early literacy backgrounds to judge the 2011 Cybils Awards<\/a>. (Sept 15th deadline)<\/p>\n

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\"Site<\/a> My NEW book is here!
\nRead and Write Sports: Readers Theatre and Writing Activities for Grades 3-8<\/a>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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